A man asked three of his friends to tell him the meaning of truth. One of his friends was a psychologist; he said truth is what one feels it to be. Another one was an accountant; he said truth is what one needs it to be. Another one was a lawyer; he said truth is what one can make it to be.People today talk about the concept of “my truth” and the opinion that truth is relative and completely determined by their point of view.During the trial of Jesus, Governor Pilate interrogated Jesus about His kingdom. At one point Jesus told Pilate, "Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." To which Pilate cynically answered, "What is truth?" [John 18:37-8] And that same doubt pervades our culture today. It is even common today for some to flatly deny that truth exists. But the denial of truth never extinguishes truth.So, what is truth? Truth is defined as that which conforms with fact or reality. It is genuineness, veracity, or actuality. In a word, truth is reality. It is how things actually are. Theologically, truth is that which is consistent with the mind, will, character, glory, and being of God. Truth is the self-disclosure of God Himself. It is what it is because God declares it so and made it so. All truth must be defined in terms of God, whose very nature is truth.Jesus said in John 14:6 - "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”  Not only is Jesus the way and the life. He is the truth.People today don’t seem to be all that interested in truth.  But without the clarity and consistency of moral absolute truth, we are reduced to doing what seems right, what feels good, what produces the least resistance, and what provides the greatest personal fulfillment.Jesus rises up above our cultural confusion and shouts out, “I am the truth!” 78 times in the Gospels it is record that Jesus said, “I tell you the truth…”  In a world of skepticism, in a world of cynicism, and in a world of distrust…we can believe the words of Jesus.  He is the truth you have been searching for.  One final word…truth matters. A boat got caught in a storm and sank.  All were drowned, except a young boy on board.  Holding on to a piece of floating debris, he made it to the shoreline.  In the darkness, he managed to pull himself up onto a large rock.  For the rest of the night until his rescue, he held unto that rock, while the waves and the surf pounded the shore.  When he was rescued, they asked him, “Were you cold?  Were you afraid?  What made you think you could survive?”  He responded, “Yes I was cold.  Yes I was afraid.  Yes I wondered if I would make it.  But after a while, I realized that the rock never moved.  No matter how hard the wind blew and how high the waves pounded, as I held on to the rock, it never moved.  So I just held on to the rock.And here’s the truth that we must hold up and stand firm upon: God never changes, Jesus Christ never changes, and God’s Word never changes.Today’s Challenge: Hold fast to the truth of God’s Word. No matter what your family, friends, the media, our culture, or our government says. God’s Word is the truth that will last forever. Isaiah 40:8 says, “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”

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